It was in October that a demented person at a living in Alingsås did not want to take his medicine. After a person made several attempts, a colleague asked to try, and the nurse then went to the user to stand behind and held the user while lifting the chin and forcing the tablet together with rosehip soup in the mouth.
The nurse then turned to the colleague who was standing next to him and said: "This is how I usually do with people who do not want to take their medicines". This is stated in a notification made to the Inspection for Health and Care, Ivo.
- This is completely against all guidelines, routines and our great work with values and responsiveness. Of course, you can't do that, says Anita Hedström.
According to the head of administration, attendance and fundamental issues are something that the housing regularly works with, but despite this, staff sometimes do not follow the guidelines.
- Sometimes we get people who don't have the right knowledge even though they have a long experience, she says.
"Giant Seriously"What to do if a demented person does not want to take their medicine?
- We can't force a person to take their medicine. What we can do is motivate and inspire. This is very serious and must not be allowed to occur, says Anita Hedström.
What should you do to prevent this from happening again?
- We will work more with responsiveness, values and we will train our staff in both parts. The conversation around the meeting is very important and you can never talk too much about it.
The colleague did not actAnita Hedström reports that an investigation is underway and that the nurse is suspended from work until further notice.
- We have talked to the colleague who stood and watched without acting, which I think is very strange. We need to talk more about this and understand how to act in the relationship with demented people.